Cash-register.



T. GAR-ROLL.

CASH BEGSTE APPLwATloN mmm :11ML zei um.

Pati-mte Nov. 17', 1908.

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@Uw/1 moco T. GARRULL.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION rlLn MAR. 2s, 1904.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED un. 2s; 1904.

903,837. Patend Nov. 17, 1908,

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GHG/mam The present nvention reit `1Km-12213'D yelmires PATENT oFFI-CE.

THOMAS CARROLL, or DAYTON, oem, Assieme in' Messie iiesieNiiENTs, To THE l NATIQNAL @ASH enolerenoonmm: olf mwmg om@ ii iflmrimiiTIoN or 01310,

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P l i i l ltem-inf'thefconnty of llll'ontlggoniery mill Smil: i of. h10'7 have invented Certain lnew and use 'ful' Imprmlements 1n Casl'i-legislers, ofi

which *l* declare the `followving to be a fiilh yn'zlear,V 'and 1 exact description;

we more elpe- `Ciully'to thelype of cash ,re www own in United SlaleSLei'tei-s Potent it? il, l, if, {letell Jill; l', 1902,` andthe' i'fineimlobjectol the isiventiolr is to promo@ this.: typo, of nimble with Ineens` for disabling et wll tlm colmo tions for hrin2gr1gv rfI into geen' the srlcclefl counter ofthcn'ml'l-iple counter erwies. AIn "this lparticular' `type of muohio@ :l ,plurality of counters :ire mounts-l in li` 1x1 noble czlrricr whiohis mljiistallllelo hrimf; :lily om.: of the 5 cari-loris mounted in 'n movable whereby thev Selrolml counter Speecatiim'of Lettera Paten t,

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Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

The invention herefore Acontempltes in further improvement having for its object compelling the nee of one of Such clerks lkeylx before adjustment of the multiple counter devices.

Vv'hilc iis milcil, the counters would fbe allotted lo ililerent cle lille invention :is not conlflmwl lo 'feature for fthe counters nought l# to different die pertinente ll! i lVn n :mil still the throw out counts lomo mmm huw utility.

Vv'ith th nul neitlml'iil objects Vin View, thc invente., 1 im@ he elli yto consist in cer tuin novel features ol" construction and com binntione el" clonlents, the oeSent-ials whereof lire recited in the appended claims and avprecounters into 'position for menig l'ifih the i foriofl form, of' ellilfloilimen olf whi'ehis herediierential drivingmcclmoiemR mail 1L f wml l llirsallj; lee-vtrihed and illustrated l-:iim'tlrfi 'my lao moved into and outof nieela will; mail wiring new nnism. This multiple counter communion iseniploycd in afldition to the grand lcixleliw i ing Counter and is intended for Srggif-ml'liigl the transactions according to their cliurzic ter or identity of clerks. The present inten -tion has no reference to throwing out of the main or grand totzilizlng counter whiafh i5; ii common expedient, ont as before eluted? latesftfothe thrlirwing out of the multiple oonnters. lit will he eeen :il amr-r tlml lhiw pertains more esp' ly to t iwlli'ile foontel machine in will .l the fiillhron counters are allotted Ato the different orle rather than. dili'erent characters of transactions, and as it is intended to keep seperate records only of the cash taken in 1by these clerks, it is desirable to provide -l'or disabling the Connections whereby -a selected counter iS brought into gear with the driving moellon l ism in lall easesoilepecml lrlmencliow :lul-li as those commonlyY known in the :art lijf Yap euaons c charge? and padontfz" lthough as above stated, the throwlmt finiture of this 'invention Vis. particularly :1p-

plicable to ,a innltiplegcounter machine in which the coimters fire Y:allotted to different 'clex;l{s,'still it mpi'y he desir-Able in. such :i um

chine to provide inrldition :L :special lmnlr Fig. S is u, :secllonzrliaaeil.elevation y'of part :of the nmchine, the View being -taken on la line ,from front to rear of Ythe Innehi-neibut ilooking in the reverse direction ascompared with Figs. Al and Fig. 4 is anelevritlon Vo-cerf teingestring where@ power `is transmitted `l'ronl the crank handle 0i lthe-maehineltothe inferior mcchanem, this View being princi- ;mlly for the pm'lfose of llustrating'the look controllcifl by the means for selecting the counter..

It will not be necessary to enter into a d @tailed deseri ption ol' the` interioreonstnuction of themuchinc 'which isof a Well-known type und snlicieutly explained in the prior potent already immtioned, nor indeed xsi-1t zfirifeil behind others yin Fig. 2.

requisite to explain at any great length the multiple counter construction.

Reference numeral 2 represents the main framework of the machine; 3 a reel or rotary carrier for a circular series of counters 4; 5 a support or frame in which said reel or carrier is journaled and which lits guides 6 on the main frame; and 7 one of a series of toothed segments which are compounded with the differential mechanism of the machine so that said segments will move to correspond with the amounts set up by rhanipulationof the usual amount keys.

Reference numeral 8 designates a rotation shaft of the machine which protrudes through one side and carries a cam 9 coacting with a roller 10 on the side of the frame 5 to depress the latter. In the depressed position of said support or frame 5 the counter carrier 3 is positioned so that no one of its counters gears with the driving mechanism and when so positioned, said carrier can be turned to adjust any one of the counters to position directly below the ents 7. he numeral 11 designates a rack which gears with a pinion on the reel as shown in said rior patent and this rack is connected by a 12 with one arm 13of a bell-crank lever, the other arm 14 of which projects up alongside of a notched plate 15 and serves as, ahandle for adjusting the counters. A latch 16 is pivoted to this handle and adapted to enga e with one or another of the notches in t e plate 15 to latch the 'handle in adjusted position, and this latch a tail-piece 17 bearing upon the longer arm of a lever 18 secured to the shaft 1 9 and having its shorter arm underlying the shcul der a collar 20 affixed to a shaft 21, said s? it 21 (see Fig. 4) extending entirely across the machine and carrying a locking arm 22 normally projecting inte an elongated notch in a disk 23 fastened to one of the rotation shafts of the machine. his disk has a recess containing a spring 24 thrusting a small bolt 25 outwardly into the notch of the disk and against the end of the latching arm 22. The purpose of the connections last enun'ierated isto provide for the unlocking of the machine by the act of unlatching the handle 14.

It will be 'seen that the tail 17 of the latch 16 pressing against the long arm of the lever 18 will have the effect of rocking the same and thereby tilting the collar 2() with which moves the shaft 21 and the latch arm 22. The movement is suilicient to effect a practical disengagement of said latch arm and the disk 23 permitting the bolt 25 to spring across the latching arm and prevent a reengagement between the later and the notch until the machine has been operated.

The numeral 26 designates the operatiiei crank handle which it will be seen is gear to the said disk 23. However, this unlocking of the machine is not ermitted to take place until one of the cler s keys 27 is depressed.

In Fig. 3 a bank ofclerks keys is shown and they cuperate with a detent 28 and the latter with a spring-drawn latch plate 29, all in a well-known manner. In order to secure the result above indicated a long arm 30 is pivoted in the lower part ofthe main frame of the machine and coupled byA a` slot and pin connection to the latch plate 29 so that whenever the latter moves rearwardly this arm will be carrier rearwardly.

On the shaft 19 there is secured an arm 31 which abts the upper end of the arm 30 when the latter is in its normal position. Hence it will be ap arent that before the shaft 19 can be roc ed, the arm 30 must move rearwardly. Consequently before the latch 16 can be manipulated a clerks key,

must have been pushed in.

It will be seen that when the handle 14 is in any of its adjusted positions, the latch 16 on said handle cannot be released to permit the adjustment of the handle without de pressing a clerks key because of the engagement of the tail-piece 17 of the pinch lever with the pivoted lever 18. This lever 18 is locked by reason of the fact that it is rigidly mounted on shaft 19 which also carries the rigid arm 31. As the arm 31 is locked by the rocking arm 30 the pinch lever 16 cannot be moved. l/Vhen a clerks key is operated and the retaining bar 29 moved rearwardly locking arm 30 is then carried out of the path of the arm 31 and the lever 16 l may then be operated.

ltevcrting now to the means for reciprocai ing the sliding support 5 for the multiple counters, numeral 32 designates a pin pro* jecting from said slide and engaged by the forked end of an arm 33 affixed to a shaft 34, which shaft, on the inner side`of the outer upright of the main frame of the machine, carries allixed to itl a downwardly curved arm having a notch 36 in the lower rearward part of its outer end, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.. This notch is normally occupied by a pin or sind 37 carried by a plate 38 which is pivoially connected at 39 with an arm 40 looselyT mounted upon the shaft 34 and coupled to a link or pitman 41 which at its upper end is forked to embrace the rotation shaft 42 of the machine and carries a rollerequipped pin 43 engaging the groove of a box cam 44 affixed upon Said shaft.

It will be seen that with the above described paris in their normal relation the reciprocations of the link 41 produced by a rotation of the box cam 44 will have the eli'ect of raising the sliding support 5 for the multiple counters through the rocking of the arm 33.

The plate 38, which constitutes a tappet piece for-acting against the arm 36 through its pln 3T, 1s held 1n its normal position by a,

spring 45 compressed between an ear on said plate and a correspondingr ear lli on the arm 40. lt 'will be readily perceived that it the plate 38 is rocked rearwardly so as 11o take lts pin 37 out of the notch 3G, the box cam 4,4`can no longer effect the elevation' of tho sliding support for the multiplecounters and hence in order to prevent the selected counter from bein carried into gear with the segments 7 it 1s only necessary to provide for disablement of said plaie 38.

The reference numeral 47 designates a shortbank of keys which will be used for denoting special transactions, the two lower I keys bearing the appellations Paid out.

'construction above described.

and Charge Whereas the upper key is marked Reed. on account. These keys cooperate with the usual detent 48 and the latter with the usual spring-drawn latch plate 49. There is pivoted to the latter at 50 a lever Whose short arm lyis positioned normally with its end confronting a stud or pin 52 on the plate 38 so that upon the rearward movement of the latch plate 49, said late 38'Will be displaced. Hence it folows that so long as the lever last menH tioned maintains its normal adjustment, the pushing in of one of the special keys Will result"1n a disabling of the connections for elevating;v the multi le counter' support. Thus the primary obJect of the present in vention is attained. However, as it is desirable to add-in amounts received on account, the long arm 53 of the beforementioned lever is coupled by a slot and pin connection with the Reed. on account key so that when that key is pressed in the said lever will be rocked and the end of its short arm51 carried below the horizontal plane of the pin 52 from which it results that when the llatch plate 49 springs rearwardly, the plate 38 will not be displaced.

It will now be seen that thefobjects primarily stated are admirably fulfilled by the However, it is toA be distinctly understood that the invention is capable of embodiment in other forms and is not .limited to the particular form of embodiment here chosen for purposes-v of illustration. I l

Having thus described. my inventlon what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is; A

l 1f In a machine of the character described,

thecombination with an operating mechan.

ism, a pluralityof counters adapted to be brought separately into operative relation thereto, Va movable support for said counters operatively connected withc the l Vsald operating mechanism, and means for setting any one of the counters for co ration with the eratin mechanism; o means for disq t e counter-support operating conthe combination"with a" riving mechanism' diiiicrentiafllyfoperableaccording to the amount set up, a pluralityof"eounters de,`| signed to separately t'coperatei With mechanism, aY carrieri for' 'Sid'i'counters adjustable to position anlyoe ofthelnl for-"cojy v4support for said carrierriiiivable'to take'the set counter into and outofco erative rela@ tion with 'the Clnivinf` mecl'aii sm'and connections between saidlsupport alid "chellattei"` mechanism for movingit back and'lorthin each operation ofthe machinelof means for disabling said connections-at "will substam tially as and ilorthe piirposey described." y In a machine of the' c'hztranter`described,y the combination with -a4 drivinlgm'lechanism ditferentiallyoperable according to 'the amount up, a pluralityiof",counters designed to separately coperatie' "Witlffs'aid mechanism, a rotary carrienfog"4 said4 coun-y ters adjustable to positionianyjone of them for cooperation Withth `(ilriviigf mechanism, a s-Glidinr support for said-carrierfmovable to take the setcounter'intt andiouto'f c'o-l operative relation Witht driviing'mechanl ism, and connections'fbe yV and the latter meclianism or' movi-ng'it back and forth in each' operation' f themachinegof means for disabling said connections at will substantiallyf1 as and" for the purpose described. "5"' l 4, In a machine of the Icharacter' described,

eti support f Awo the combination Witli'ajldrivihg mechanism differentially-oper'abld according tol the amount. set up, a pluralitygofcounters designed Vto separately coipifte 'ctfitlsaid mechanism, a carrier for-saidcolinters ad# justablc to lposition any"oneof,theinV for c0- operation with the 'driving lmechaii's1n,`"a support for said carrier 'invable to takeflthe set counter into 'and :ut'rf coperativ'e'frelation with the driving mechanism, 'and 'connections between said supportianld the'latt'er mechanism V for, Amoving back; and forth Jin each,o i eration 'of the ml'il: of'a 4bank of specia'. keys, a detntatidfltli Aplatetheei 4' 5. In a y l the combination Witha mechanism differentially-operable according: 'to 'the amount setup, a pluralityi oil?1 counters del signed to' "separately cooperate] ywith? said mechanism, a 'carrlrf drfsaid cbnters adjisitable position' `an beof'them foc'ooperation"jvith thed l'ving mechanismgf a support for' said carrier movable `tintake" the set counter yinto and outffiopera'tive rey machineof theV chariicttir'descjribed, f

iso

lation with the driving mechanism, and connections between said support and the latter mechanism for moving it back and forth in each o eration of the machine; of a bank of specia keys, a detent and latch late therefor, and means controlled by sai latch plate for disabling the connections between the driving mechanism and the movable support, provisions existing by virtue of which the disabling means themselves are disabled when a certain one of said keys is manipulated.

6. In a machine of the character described, thecombination with a driving mechanism differentially -operable according to the amount set up, a plurality of counters d esigned to separately cooperate with said mechanism, a carrier for said counters adjustable to position any one of them for c0- operation with the driving mechanism, a support for said carrier movable to take the set counter into and out of cooperative relation with the driving mechanism, and connections between said support and the latter mechanism for moving it back and forth iii each operation of the machine, said connections comprising a cam compounded with the driving mechanism and a vibratory member cooperating with said cam and carrying a displaceab e tappet device; of manipulative means for displacing said tappet device, ysubstantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a drivin mechanism differentially operable according to the amount set up, a plurality oi` counters designed to separately cooperate with said mechanism, a carrier for said counters adjustable to position any one of them for cooperation with the driving mechanism, a support for said ,carrier movable to take the set counter intoand out of cooperative relation with the driving mechanism, and connections between said support and the latter mechanism for moving it back and forth in each operation of the machine, said connections comprising a cam compounded with the driving mechanism and a vibratory member coperating with said cam and cai'- rying a dis laceable tappet device; of a bank of special keys and a detent and latch plate therefor, the latter having a tappet piece to operate upon the tappet device of the said vibratory member, su stantially as and for the purpose described.`

8. In a machine of Athe character described, the combination with a drivin mechanism differentially -operable accor ing to the amount set up, a plurality of counters d esigned to separately cooperate with said mechanism, a carrier flor said counters adjustable to position any. o ne of them for cooperation with the driving mechanism, a support for said carrier movable to take the set counter into and out of cooperative relation with the driving mechanism, and connections between said support and the latter mechanism for moving it back and forth in each operation of the machine, said connections comprising a cam compounded with the driving mechanism and a vibratory member cooperating with said cam and carrying a dis laceable tappet device; of a bank of special keys and a detent and latch plate therefor, the latter having a displaceable tappct piece to operate upon the tappet device of the said vibratory member, with provisions for displacement of said latch 4plate tappet by a certain one of said special reys.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the counters and a selecting device movable by hand to bring one or another of said counters to position for receiving the registration; of a lock for said selecting device, and a bank of keys controlling said lock.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination with the counters and a selecting device movable by hand to bring one or another of said counters to position for receiving the registration; of a lock for said selecting device, a bank of clerks keys, a detent therefor, and a latch plate controlling said lock.

11. In a cash register, the combination with a differentially operable counter and means for operating the same, of means for preventing the operation of the counter, and manipulative means for disabling said preventing 'means 12. In a cash register, the combination with a diii'erentially operable counter and means for operating the same, of a manipulative device which when adjusted prevents the operation of the counter, and a second manipulative device for disabling the first manipulative device whereby to permit the 4operation of the counter irrespective of the adjustment of said first manipulative device.

13. In a cash register, the combination with a plurality of counters, of a common operating mechanism therefor, means for predetermining which counter shall be operated, means for preventing the operation of the counter so predetermined, and means for disabling said preventing means whereby to permit the operation of said predetermined counter.

14. In a cash register, the combination 'with a plurality of counters' and a common operating mechanism therefor, of means for bringing any desired one of said counters into operative relation'to the common operating mechanism, a movable sup ort for the counters, means for moving sai support to cai-ry the particular counter into engagement with its counter operating mechanism, means for preventing said desired counter from being brought into enga ment with said operatin mechanism, an means for disabling the `atter preventing means Wherebythe counter will be carried into engagement with its operating mechanism and operated thereby notwithstanding the adjustment of said preventing means.

15. In a cash register, the' combination with a dilferentially adjustable setting element, of a series of depressible ke s, means for normally locking said setting e ement in any of its set positions, and means controlled by said keys for 'unlocking said locking means to permit the movement of said element.

16. In a cash register, the combination with a differentially adjustable setting element, of a latching device mounted thereon coperating with abutments for latching said setting element in any desired position, mani ulatlve determinin means, a lock for said atching device, an means connected with said `manipulative means for controllin said lock.

1 In a cash register, the combination with a differentially adjustable setting element, of a -latching device mounted thereon co erating With abutments for latching sai setting element in any| desired position,

manipulative amount determining means, a

lock or said latching device, andlmeans connectedwith said manipulative means for unlocking said lock to permit said latching device to be operated and thereby permit said adjustable element to be moved.

18. In a cash register, the combination with a differentially adjustable setting 'element, of a latching devicemounted thereon coperating with abutments for latching said element in any desired position, of a series of depressible keys, a lock for said latching device, and means connected with said keys for controlling said lock.

19. In a cash register, the combination with a differentially adjustable setting element, of a latching device mounted thereon co rating with abutments for latching sai element in an desired position, of a series of depressible eys, a lock for said latching device, and means controlled by said keys for unlocking said lock to permit said latching device to be operated and thereby permit the adjustment of said differentially adjustable element.

20. In a cash register, the combination with a series of keys', a differentially adjustable setting element, means for normally V locking said element in any 'of its set positions, and means for operating sald lock controlled by the keys, and o erated on the :adjustable element in any set position, a series of keys, and means `operated by the adjustment of any key for re easing the locking means.

22. In a cash register, the combination with an o erating mechanism, of means for normally ocking same, an element differentially adjustable for dilerent'transactions in the machine for releasin said locking means, means normally locking the adjustable element, and a serles of keys for operating said lock.V 1 l 23. In a cash register, the combination with an operating mechanism and means normall locking same, an element dierentially a justable to provide for segregation of transactions, a series of keys, and means requiring in succession adjustment of a key and movement of the adjustable element to release the locking means.

24. In a cash register, the combination with an operating mechanism and a counter, of means for producing an operative relation between said counter and operating mechanism, means for preventing the pro,

'duction of such relation and means for disof such operative relation and means for disabling the precluding means.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature,

in the presence of two witnesses.

' THOMAS CARROLL.

Witnesses:

HERBERT C. Woon', WM. 0. HENDERSON. 

